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Posted on Mar 23, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
On Monday, a California appellate panel upheld the California voter-approved Proposition 22, which permitted gig companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, to classify their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. The decision largely reverses …
Posted on Mar 15, 2023 on Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Legal Updates, News, NLRB by Brody and Associates, Luis A. Torres and Robert G. Brody
In February, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) took aim at severance agreements, ruling that traditional confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses violate employees’ Section 7 rights. This is a departure from past NLRB rulings, …
Posted on Mar 2, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation which would require hundreds of thousands of federal employees to return to their offices. This bill would essentially roll back the clock to pre-2019 COVID policies and end …
Posted on Feb 23, 2023 on Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
On Inauguration Day, January 2021, newly-sworn-in President Joe Biden fired Trump-appointed National Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Peter Robb. Peter Robb had less than ten-months left of his term. Biden is the first president to …
Posted on Feb 21, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Earlier this week, a California federal judge blessed a $53.5 million settlement between United Airlines and a group of California based flight attendants. The settlement is the result of a 2014 class action brought by …
Posted on Feb 17, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
On Tuesday, Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union Address, touching on topics from social security to infrastructure. Many believe Biden’s State of the Union Address was a soft launch of his re-election campaign. …
Posted on Jan 31, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Race / Color, Religious, Sexual Orientation by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
The Supreme Court is in the middle of another term that could reshape the law when it comes to big issues like affirmative action, gay rights, and voting rights. Conservatives have a 6-3 supermajority on …
Posted on Jan 30, 2023 on Employment, Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last week the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) proposed a rule banning companies from requiring workers to sign noncompete agreements. Currently, there are about 30 million workers (roughly 18% of the U.S. workforce) who are …
Posted on Jan 27, 2023 on Employment, Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Now trending on Google, “Quiet Quitting.” Quiet Quitting is the latest craze to burst into your workplace. You might not yet know it by name, but you will surely recognize it. Unlike the “Great Resignation” …
Posted on Jan 27, 2023 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Today, Connecticut opened its first recreational marijuana retail shops and simultaneously began the process of expunging the records of approximately 44,000 individuals who have cannabis-related misdemeanors under the state’s ‘Clean Slate’ law. The full implementation …